After seeing a couple of the Beta Males performers in Marriage, I thought I'd check them out.
Having been to the festival for the previous 5 years, the Beta Males are putting on a 'best of' show for just a couple of weekends.
It's a very silly, very fun, sometimes delightfully uncomfortable show (some shocking nudity done with great comedic performance) but where the show really brings out the laughs are the times when lines get forgotten and some very unsubtle prompting is needed alongside accusation of who wrote the sketch - in other hands this would be horribly dire, but last night it was dealt with fantastic humour.
They have a lovely series of sketches about Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the other guy who went to the moon (yeah, I didn't know either), a fantastic scene involving an audience member deciding on an innocent child's fate and a an ingenious ploy to see if the audience can tease out a sketch for as long as comedically possible - the late night atmosphere and all-day boozing from (presumably) most the audience carries the energy well.
Overall a very good show, and well worth a watch. Here's to hoping they return in future years.
Score: 8/10
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
Dates: 23rd August only
Time: 00:00
Price: £10
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